1986 PBA season

1986 PBA season
Duration	April 6, 1986 – December 11, 1986
Number of teams	7
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Draft
Top draft pick	Rey Cuenco
Picked by	Alaska Milkmen
Conferences
Reinforced Conference champions	Tanduay Rhum Makers
Runners-up	Great Taste Coffee Makers
All-Filipino Conference champions	Tanduay Rhum Makers
Runners-up	Ginebra San Miguel
Open Conference champions	Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-up	Manila Beer Brewmasters
Awards
Season MVP	Ramon Fernandez
Seasons
< 1985 1987  >

The 1986 PBA season was the 12th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

• Due to the aftermath of the 1986 People Power Revolution, the uncertainty of opening a new PBA season became imminent after two teams that have connections with the Marcoses (Tanduay and Manila Beer) were unsure if they will still continue in taking part of the league. Likewise, it was still not known who will be in charge of the PBA's main venue, the ULTRA and its TV partner MBS-4.
• PBA legal counsel Atty. Rudy Salud was appointed as deputy commissioner after Tommy Manotoc resigned.
• The Alaska Milkmen became the newest team that joined the league while the Magnolia ballclub, one of the founding members of the PBA, took a temporary leave of absence. Magnolia makes its comeback in the Third Conference with a new lineup composed of 10 rookies, eight of which were former national players from the disbanded Northern Consolidated (NCC) team.
• The board of governors approved an amendment to the PBA constitution that replaces the position of the PBA President into the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
• Teams paraded two reinforcements each in the import-laden conferences, which led to a record-breaking success by the league on the last term of PBA chairman Carlos "Honeyboy" Palanca.
• The birth of the most bitter PBA rivalry since the Toyota-Crispa days - that between the Tanduay Rhum Makers and crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel - with both teams winning their first championship during the season.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team	Muse
Alaska Milkmen	Joey Albert
Ginebra San Miguel	Gretchen Barretto
Great Taste Coffee Makers
Manila Beer Brewmasters	Peachy Sacisas
Shell Oilers	Sabrina Artadi
Tanduay Rhum Makers

Champions

• Reinforced Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
• All-Filipino Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
• Open Conference: Ginebra San Miguel
• Team with best win-loss percentage: (Ginebra 42-23, .647)

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Tanduay) ^[1]
• Rookie of the Year: Dondon Ampalayo (Ginebra)
• Most Improved Player: Ricky Relosa (Alaska)
• Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Rob Williams (Tanduay)
• Best Import-Open Conference: Michael Young (Manila Beer)
• Mythical Five:
  • Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
  • Robert Jaworski (Ginebra)
  • Ramon Fernandez (Tanduay)
  • Manny Victorino (Great Taste)
  • Freddie Hubalde (Tanduay)
• Mythical Second Team:
  • Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
  • Padim Israel (Tanduay)
  • Terry Saldaña (Ginebra)
  • JB Yango (Tanduay)
  • Dondon Ampalayo (Ginebra)
• All-Defensive Team:
  • Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
  • Philip Cezar (Shell)
  • Elpidio Villamin (Manila Beer)
  • Ricky Relosa (Alaska)
  • Padim Israel (Tanduay)

Cumulative standings

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
Ginebra San Miguel	65	42	23	.647
Tanduay Rhum Makers	64	37	27	.578
Great Taste Coffee Makers	64	36	28	.562
Manila Beer Brewmasters	41	19	22	.463
Alaska Milkmen	49	20	29	.408
Shell Oilers/Shell Helix/Formula Shell	52	20	32	.384
Magnolia Cheese	12	2	10	.166
RP-Magnolia Quench Plus	7	1	6	.142

References

1. Best of the season